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As a counterpoint, I know people first hand who admired what Elon did for freedom of expression on social media, and now they are more familiar with, and willin
by cbeach 4y ago
As a counterpoint, I know people first hand who admired what Elon did for freedom of expression on social media, and now they are more familiar with, and willing to buy, a Tesla. Perhaps it’s not obvious to those in the Californian tech bubble, but First Amendment rights matter a lot to the rest of America.
By becoming the richest man in the world, and now the most notable man in social media, Elon has brought huge brand awareness of Tesla.
And most people aren’t so politically tribal that they would choose an inferior BEV because “elon bad”
- intellix 4y agoFreedom of speech but then silences who he wants. I was also interested in a Tesla due to full self driving capabilities but seems that was a lie as well.
- kwere 4y agoFSD is the closest thing on the market to a real self driving through marketing was misleading. Tik Tok sleeping people on the highways is a dystopic byproduct of its result. FSD seems safer than average human driver now[0], good enough one could say but the legislator and the media seems biased towards a zero accidents safe, wich could be years or decades away [0]https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-autopilot-is-x9-safer-tesla-vehicles-are-x2-safer-than-cars-of-other-brands https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/tesla-autopil...
- keneda7 4y agoI am not sure for how much longer that will remain true. Mercedes seems to be getting closer and closer. https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/27/23572942/mercedes-drive-pilot-level-3-approved-nevada https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/27/23572942/mercedes-drive-p...